A radar station locates a sinking ship at range 17.3 kin and bearing 136°clockwise from north. From the same station, a rescue plane is alhorizontal range 19.6 km. 153º clockwise from north, with elevation 2.20km.(a) Write the position vector for the ship relative to the plane,letting i represent east, j north, and k up.(b) How far apart are the plane and ship?

A radar station locates a sinking ship at range 17.3 kin and bearing 136°clockwise from north. From the same station, a rescue plane is alhorizontal range 19.6 km. 153º clockwise from north, with elevation 2.20km.(a) Write the position vector for the ship relative to the plane,letting i represent east, j north, and k up.(b) How far apart are the plane and ship?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Author:Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett

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Chapter1: Introduction And Vectors

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